The Canadian Geothermal Energy Association (CanGEA)
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Énergie, Environnement, Ressources naturelles, Impôts et finances
CanGEA is advocating against legislative proposals that have been released to amend Bill C-59 with "preliminary work" provisions, which would largely exclude our industry from the Clean Technology Investment Tax Credit (ITC) by way of excluding drilling of wells.
Proposition législative, Projet de loi ou résolution
Énergie, Environnement, Ressources naturelles, Impôts et finances
CanGEA is advocating for federal funding of a geothermal direct-use portfolio to assess the engineering feasibility of switching various industrial applications that require heat (which are usually on natural gas) to geothermal heat.
Politique ou Programme, Subvention, Contribution ou autre avantage financier
Énergie, Environnement, Ressources naturelles, Impôts et finances
Seeking tax credit parity with the CCUS investment tax credit (ITC) in Bill C-59. Our industry may receive up to 30% via the Clean Technology Investment Tax Credit, whereas the CCUS ITC provides up to 60%. We are grateful for geothermal's eligibility under the Clean Technology ITC, though 60% would of course be preferred over 30%.
Furthermore, we may seek eligibility ammendments which currently exclude "any equipment that is part of a system that extracts fossil fuel for sale.” Geothermal projects that may co-produce hydrocarbons will still reduce net emissions and should not be excluded from the Clean Technology ITC entirely.
Proposition législative, Projet de loi ou résolution